Monday, June 28, 2021

Write That Essay Sentences: Independent Task #1

 Write That Essay Sentences: Independent Task #1

Task 1 ;

Suddenly, A baby chipmunk crossed the road peacefully.

Calmly, The waves were swishing along the bay.

Enthusiastically, My dad was trying to read a recipe.

Quickly, My mum went to the supermarket to get some food.


Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Write that Essay Sentences ; #3

 Write that Essay Sentences ; #3

The 'ed' sentence 

Try starting your sentence with -ed form of the verb. H makes for a punchy start to a sentence.

Remember the rule ; When you have finished your -ed phase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence

Some -ed words ; surprised, excited, agreed, possessed, committed, electrified, undaunted, overpowered, concerned, horrified, delighted, enthrolled.

Examples ; Determined to win, Tony pushed himself in the last meters of the sprint.

Concerned for the well-being for others, the Prime Minister passed new laws.

Horrified by the gore, I turned away from the screen.

My own ; 

Overpowered by my phone as I was falling asleep as my mum told me off.

Overpowered with the ball in my hands, I throw the ball at the last person standing

Committed to my work, I finish first and get to have free time.

The 'power' sentence

If you waffle alot in your writing, try using a power sentence. Begin you paragraph with a power sentence of 12 words or less. Get straight to the point.

Examples ; Money is the root of all evil  (7)

What is right, isn't always popular.         (6)

My own ; 

Running makes your tired.

Alexis is smart.

Lily types very fast.

Lily has long legs

 

Monday, June 21, 2021

Write that Essay Sentences ; #2

 Write that Essay Sentences #2 

The 'W' Sentence 

Try starting your sentence with a 'W' word. These sentences make your sound thoughtful + Knowledgeable

Remember the Rule ; not every 'w' word works as a sentence starter. Remember to put your comma in when the parts of the sentence affected 'by your 'w' are finished. 

Some 'w' words you can use ; who, while, whilst, whereas, where, when, who, with, why, whom.

Examples ;  Whilst the teacher talking, the students were pretending to listen. With a majority of the votes, Hitler seized power. When the bell rings, we run to leave to the class.

My own ; 

When the teacher walked past we said "Hi, How was your day?".

Whom that man was, he was creepy.

When the car started it made bang noice.

While the car was grunting it was going slower and slower.

                                                                                                                                                         

The 'ing' Sentence ; Try starting the sentence the -ing  form of the verb swimming

Remember the Rule ; When you have finished your -ing phase, place, a comma, then write the rest of the sentences.

Some 'ing' words you can use ; listening, watching, running, reacting, realizing,emerging, grasping, speaking, analising, signaling, exposing.

Examples ;  Realizing the danger, people fled from the cities, Shaking away the nerves, he approached the microwave, Emerging from the water, the swimmer was greeted with cheers.

My own ; Analising the board, the children worked out the math problems, Realizing what I just did, i slowly freaked out, Grasping the chair, I put it on the top of the desk as we packed our stuff up ready to leave

              

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Write that essay ; Sentences

Write that essay : Sentences 
 
Adverb ; describes a verb - quickly
Verb ; doing word - running
Preposition ; a word that gives location or movement e.g in,under,on

The Adverb Sentence; 
Start the sentence with an adverb, it adds interest and intrigue 

Remember the rule; when you start the sentence with an adverb you need to put a comma after the adverb and then finish the sentence 

Some adverbs ; slowly interestingly, suddenly, often, surprisingly, simply, excitedly, unfortunately, fortunately, confusingly, concerningly, remarkably, significantly, firstly


Example;  Surprisingly, Mrs Handley was on time to class.
Unfortunately, she had forgotten her keys. 

Mine;   Concerningly, his hair was a jungle.
Secondly, I was laughing for no reason.
Simply, The TV wouldn't turn on.
Slowly, We walked to school.
Significantly, I baked brownies 

                                                                                                                                                                           

The preposition sentence  
Remember the rule ; when you start a sentence with a preposition, you need to put a comma when the movement or position ends.

In 2013, Hornby High accepted Year 7/8 students. Throughout my time at school, I have learnt many things.
Prepositions ;  In, throughout, under, above, between, below, on, around, near, against, within.
; Throughout my time at Hornby I have made alot of friends.
; On Saturday I went to Hagley Park for netball.
; Between the two teams we lost.
; Around the block theres a park that I go to with my friends.
; Within school I have fun with my friends.
 

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

English Speech

Valerie Adams is a female that got a gold medal for shot put in 2008 and for javelin she got a throwers cup instead of a medal, She is a four-time World Champion. She was born 6th of October 1984. She has a personal best of 21. She was the third woman to win world championships at the youth,junior and senior shot put champion. She has 2 kids, one boy, one girl. Valerie Adams is from Rotorua,New Zealand. She had won four World Championships and two Olympic titles by the end of 2013, a six-year undefeated run in World and Olympic competition. She has participated in 4 Olympic games and got 4 gold medals in each game.
Her Olympic gold in London in 2012 came through less-than-ideal circumstances.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Types Of Government

 For the past week, Lily and I were working of Types of government.

Heres what we worked on: